ST DAVID'S DAYWe began our Dinas Head walk today at Pwllgwaelod beach. The weather was fabulous and the scenery spectacular!
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Pwllgwaelod Beach
Pwllgwaelod Beach~
A bit of arty photography while the tide was out!
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The remains of St Brynich Church at Cwm yr Eglwys.
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St Brynich Church remains.
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The story of St Brynich Church and the Great Storm.
(You should be able to read it if you click on the photo to enlarge it.)
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Going round the very steep cliff path there was this amazing sight of hundreds of common guillemots in this huge colony just off the cliff coastline. Another spectacular sight.
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It was extremely windy on this side of the 'island' as can be seen by the very well known sight of trees being bent inland by the strong prevailing winds. This had been propped up to allow walkers to safely pass underneath!
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The two Peters at the way mark on the top of Dinas Head
A bit of arty photography while the tide was out!~
The remains of St Brynich Church at Cwm yr Eglwys.~
St Brynich Church remains.~
The story of St Brynich Church and the Great Storm.(You should be able to read it if you click on the photo to enlarge it.)
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Going round the very steep cliff path there was this amazing sight of hundreds of common guillemots in this huge colony just off the cliff coastline. Another spectacular sight.~
It was extremely windy on this side of the 'island' as can be seen by the very well known sight of trees being bent inland by the strong prevailing winds. This had been propped up to allow walkers to safely pass underneath!~
The two Peters at the way mark on the top of Dinas Head~
"Walking round The Coast Path around Dinas Island is very satisfying and shows off The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park at its best. Dinas Head is 142 metres or 465 feet above sea level so it can be hard going but the views are worth the effort. Doing the route in a clockwise direction gives a great descent back down to Cwm yr Eglwys with some fine views towards Newport."
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We had done this walk in the anti-clockwise direction, which is why it was so very windy on the Newport side. Of course we ended the walk with a fabulous lunch at The Old Sailors pub. Some of us had cawl and the others had crab baguettes - all washed down with local ale!!
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Hope you all had a good, sunny, day.
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Ann x
2 comments:
Hello Ann, this sounds like my kind of walk and I bet my dogs would have loved it!
I would especially have enjoyed the crab bagette!
Thanks for your comment Kath. It certainly was a spectacular walk, the best we have had for some time - much enhanced by the superb weather! Two of the walkers did it again a couple of days later and said it was just as good. The cawl (Welsh lamb stew) at the pub tasted even better! Ann x
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